This article states, that United States needs a fundamental change in the way it allocates money to public schools--something that will not be easy to achieve even though it is desperately needed, a bipartisan, philosophically diverse group of policy leaders is contending. And the ad hoc group--including three former U.S. secretaries of education,…

In this article, the author discusses a number of obstacles and difficulties that have sprung up, impeding the regionalization of education in Russia. There is inadequate understanding of a region's educational needs and desires, and a region's readiness and ability may not be developed enough to serve as an active agent of educational policy.…

Various research findings are reported on drafting trends which the author feels should be incorporated into teaching drafting: (1) true position and geometric tolerancing, (2) decimal and metric dimensioning, (3) functional drafting, (4) automated drafting, and (5) drawing reproductions. (BP)

Consumer education teachers should be responsible in teaching the areas of "good" and bad" consumption patterns. In relation to this, "wealth" includes food, clothing, shelter, health care, and education; "nealth" refers to snacks, carbonated beverages and candy; and "illth" refers to tobacco, gambling, alcholic beverages, pornography,…

The experiences of a home counselor for a blind infant intervention program are summarized. Discussed is the role of four areas in successful programming: (1) exposure, or the need for hands-on experience with the world to understand cause/effect and promote imagination; (2) experience of things in such a way as to provide realistic associations…

A program was devised to meet the educational needs of hospital personnel by acquainting them with the Education and Training Department staff, at North Kansas City Memorial Hospital, determining their needs, and setting up courses appropriate to those needs. (AG)

The essays contained in this booklet are 1) "Education for a 'Learning Society': The Challenge" by Ernest Bayles in which he calls for focus on learning to live, developing skills of reflection and judgment applicable to vital issues, and reflective teaching; 2) "Teacher Education in a Learning Society" in which David Turney demands teacher…

Overviewing the proceedings of the July 1968 World Assembly of the International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) at Dublin, Ireland, the major portion of this pamphlet is composed of speeches on developments and needs in teacher education. Included are a discussion of the background and future activities of ICET ("The International…

The booklet is designed for teachers who feel a need for background or additional information about career information, particularly the underlying rationale and why it is important to the State of Arizona. There are many reasons for career education--the drop-out rate, the uncertainty of future plans of high school and college graduates, and…

In response to a statewide need for locally-directed evaluation, the State of Illinois funded a locally-directed evaluation project. Developed by personnel from the University of Illinois and Northern Illinois University, this project was directed toward devising and delivering information and assistance to local education agencies (LEA's) to help…